Malagasy and Dzongkha
Countries
Madagascar
Bhutan
National Language
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte
Bhutan
Second Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Speaking Continents
Africa
Asia
Minority Language
Not spoken in any of the countries
India
Regulated By
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Dzongkha Development Commission
Interesting Facts
- Malagasy language was originated in southeast Asia, since it shares several common words and meanings with Indonesian Languages.
- About 93% of the basic vocabulary is of Malayo-Polynesian origin in Malagasy language.
- Standard romanization of the Dzongkha language is Roman Dzongkha.
Similar To
Swahili and Comorian Languages
Sikkimese Language
Derived From
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Tibetan Language
Alphabets in
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Scripts
Latin
Dzongkha Braille, Tibetan Braille
Hello
Salama!
Kuzoozangpo La
Thank You
Misaotra
Kaadinchhey La
How Are You?
Manao ahoana!
Ga Day Bay Zhu Yoe Ga ?
Good Night
Alina tsara
lek shom ay zim
Good Evening
Manao ahoana e
ཞི་བདེ་ལག་པ་
Good Afternoon
Manao ahoana e
ཉིན་གུང་དགའ་བོ
Good Morning
Maraina tsara
ཞི་བདེ་པའི་སྔོན་འགྲུལ
Sorry
Miala tsiny
Tsip maza
I Love You
Tiako ianao.
Nga cheu lu ga
Excuse Me
Azafady
Tsip maza
Dialect 1
Eastern Malagasy
Laya
Where They Speak
Merina
Bhutan
Dialect 2
Western Malagasy
Lunana
Where They Speak
Sakalava
Bhutan
Dialect 3
Plateau Malagasy
Adap
Where They Speak
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Bhutan
Native Name
Fiteny Malagasy
རྫོང་ཁ (dzongkha)
Alternative Names
Malagasy Sign Language
Bhotia of Bhutan, Bhotia of Dukpa, Bhutanese, Drukha, Drukke, Dukpa, Jonkha, Rdzongkha, Zongkhar
French Name
malgache
dzongkha
German Name
Malagassi-Sprache
Dzongkha
Pronunciation
[ˌmæləˈɡæsi]
[t͡ɕoŋkʰa]
Ethnicity
Malagasy people
Ngalop people
Origin
1000 AD
17th Century
Language Family
Austronesian Family
Sino-Tibetan Family
Branch
Indonesian
Tibeto-Burman
Early Forms
No early forms
No early forms
Standard Forms
standard Malagasy
Dzongkha
Signed Forms
Malagasy Sign Language
Signed Dzongkha
Scope
Macrolanguage
Individual
Glottocode
mala1537
nucl1307
Linguasphere
No data available
No data Available
Language Type
Living
Living
Language Linguistic Typology
Verb-Object-Subject
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Language Morphological Typology
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All Malagasy and Dzongkha Dialects
Most languages have dialects where each dialect differ from other dialect with respect to grammar and vocabulary. Here you will get to know all Malagasy and Dzongkha dialects. Various dialects of Malagasy and Dzongkha language differ in their pronunciations and words. Dialects of Malagasy are spoken in different Malagasy Speaking Countries whereas Dzongkha Dialects are spoken in different Dzongkha speaking countries. Also the number of people speaking Malagasy vs Dzongkha Dialects varies from few thousands to many millions. Some of the Malagasy dialects include: Eastern Malagasy, Western Malagasy. Dzongkha dialects include: Laya , Lunana. Also learn about dialects in South American Languages and North American Languages.
Malagasy and Dzongkha Speaking population
Malagasy and Dzongkha speaking population is one of the factors based on which Malagasy and Dzongkha languages can be compared. The total count of Malagasy and Dzongkha Speaking population in percentage is also given. The percentage of people speaking Malagasy language is 0.28 % whereas the percentage of people speaking Dzongkha language is 0.07 %. When we compare the speaking population of any two languages we get to know which of two languages is more popular. Find more details about how many people speak Malagasy and Dzongkha on Malagasy vs Dzongkha where you will get native speakers, speaking population in percentage and native names.
Malagasy and Dzongkha Language Codes
Malagasy and Dzongkha language codes are used in those applications where using language names are tedious. Malagasy and Dzongkha Language Codes include all the international language codes, glottocodes and linguasphere.